Congressman Henry Cuellar is taking the man many credit with stopping the Sutherland Springs gunman to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday. Stephen Willeford, 55, fired at the gunman as he left First Baptist Church.

Harford County Del. Rick Impallaria filed in a bill in Annapolis Tuesday that would give public school districts across the state the authority to allow “certain, select” employees to carry firearms on school property to prevent or minimize the loss of life in a school shooting.

A bill that would punish local officials for imposing gun-free zones on town- or school-owned property was held back by a legislative committee on Tuesday, but that recommendation could be overturned when the full House votes next week.

On Thursday, February 1st, the Hawaii state Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs will be considering Senate Bill 2046 and Senate Bill 2436, and the House Committee on Judiciary will be considering House Bill 2024. Please contact members of the committees and urge their opposition to SB 2046, SB 2436 and HB 2024 by clicking the take action button below.

Having been retained from the 2017 session, Legislative Document 31 is now back before the House of Representatives for further consideration. LD 31 addresses problems and concerns with the state’s current “Citizen Initiative” process. This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Maine to require that the signatures on a petition consist of voters from each of the State's two congressional districts, and the number of signatures from each congressional district be not less than 10% of the total vote for governor cast in that congressional district in the previous gubernatorial election. LD 31 will need two-thirds of the Maine House to pass and appear on the Ballot this November. It is critical you contact your state Representative and urge them to support LD 31! Click the “Take Action” button below to contact your Representative.

HB-39 by Rep. Dane Eagle was heard in the House Criminal Justice Sub-Committee on Monday, January 29, 2018 and PASSED by a vote of 9-4. HB-39 is a bill to stop the abuse of law-abiding citizens who are licensed by the State to carry concealed firearms for self-defense and whose firearm becomes temporarily exposed to ordinary sight of another person.